Baptist Union of Denmark

The first work in Denmark generally considered Baptist began in 1836 when Julius Köbner, a Danish Jew, visited Hamburg, Germany and met some individuals with Baptist views.

[1][2] Köbner was an associate and co-worker of Johann Gerhard Oncken (1800–1884), often considered the father of European Baptists.

[4] Until 1849, when religious liberty was granted through the Constitution of 1849, Baptists were fined, imprisoned, and their infants baptized by compulsion.

[5] The Baptists were instrumental in the obtaining of religious freedom in Denmark.

A number of Danish pastors studied at Morgan Park Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.